Author Tom Guiler presents his new novel "The Handcrafted Utopia" Arts and Crafts Communities in America?s Progressive Era
Join us on May 20th at 6:30pm as author Tom Guiler presents: The Handcrafted Utopia, Arts and Crafts Communities in America’s Progressive Era.
In response to the trauma of industrialization and urbanization in the late-nineteenth century, the
Arts and Crafts Movement took America by storm. Art exhibits, workshops, and societies
dedicated to handicraft, worker dignity, and the production of beautiful art for the masses
sprouted from California to Boston.
Thomas A. Guiler (Ph.D., Syracuse University) is the director of museum
affairs at the Oneida Community Mansion House in Oneida, New York.
He was assistant professor of history and public humanities at the
Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library in Wilmington, Delaware. He also
served at the president of the Communal Studies Association. He has
published on the history and material culture of intentional communities
such as Oneida and of the Arts and Crafts Movement.
AGE GROUP: | Teen | Seniors | Adult |
EVENT TYPE: | History | Adult Programs |
From Utica Route 5 west to Chittenango. Left on 13 south to Cazenovia. Route 13 joins Route 20 in Cazenovia. Library is across Route 20 from Route 13 on left. Library is located on Route 20 - third building East of traffic signal on South side. White Greek Revival building with pillars. Parking behind the library.
